2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Temple 3 15 14 0 29 9.7
2 Alabama 4 17 21 2 40 10.0
3 Western Kentucky 3 17 21 4 42 14.0
4 BYU 4 13 31 4 48 12.0
4 Ohio State 4 21 26 1 48 12.0
6 Ohio 3 15 30 4 49 16.3
7 Connecticut 3 29 24 2 55 18.3
8 Michigan State 4 25 27 4 56 14.0
8 Idaho 3 20 28 8 56 18.7
10 New Mexico State 3 27 29 1 57 19.0
11 Wisconsin 4 21 32 6 59 14.8
11 Fresno State 3 30 26 3 59 19.7
11 Army 3 34 20 5 59 19.7
14 Clemson 4 23 28 10 61 15.3
14 Oklahoma 3 31 26 4 61 20.3
16 Southern Mississippi 4 21 33 8 62 15.5
16 LSU 4 34 25 3 62 15.5
16 Georgia 4 38 21 3 62 15.5
19 Old Dominion 4 33 29 1 63 15.8
19 Houston 3 21 38 4 63 21.0
19 Utah 3 24 37 2 63 21.0
19 Central Michigan 3 25 32 6 63 21.0
23 Louisiana Tech 3 20 39 5 64 21.3
24 USC 4 21 38 6 65 16.3
24 Penn State 4 21 39 5 65 16.3
24 Iowa 4 29 31 5 65 16.3
24 Eastern Michigan 3 27 35 3 65 21.7
28 Florida State 4 20 36 10 66 16.5
28 Indiana 4 27 34 5 66 16.5
28 TCU 3 32 29 5 66 22.0
31 Arizona State 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
31 Georgia State 3 35 28 4 67 22.3
33 Appalachian State 4 31 28 9 68 17.0
33 Miami (Ohio) 3 32 30 6 68 22.7
33 Akron 3 36 27 5 68 22.7
36 Boston College 4 23 37 9 69 17.3
36 Tulane 4 30 33 6 69 17.3
36 Kansas State 3 25 39 5 69 23.0
36 UNLV 3 38 27 4 69 23.0
36 San Jose State 3 46 18 5 69 23.0
41 Louisville 4 25 38 7 70 17.5
41 Troy 4 34 35 1 70 17.5
43 Washington 4 15 47 9 71 17.8
43 Nebraska 4 28 37 6 71 17.8
43 Georgia Southern 3 30 31 10 71 23.7
46 Wake Forest 4 36 33 3 72 18.0
46 South Alabama 3 31 31 10 72 24.0
48 Colorado 4 27 36 10 73 18.3
48 Bowling Green 4 33 37 3 73 18.3
48 Virginia 4 41 28 4 73 18.3
48 Colorado State 4 42 23 8 73 18.3
48 Louisiana-Monroe 3 33 38 2 73 24.3
53 North Carolina State 4 25 43 6 74 18.5
53 Michigan 4 36 30 8 74 18.5
55 UTSA 4 26 40 9 75 18.8
55 Western Michigan 4 39 32 4 75 18.8
55 Rice 4 40 31 4 75 18.8
55 Virginia Tech 4 43 25 7 75 18.8
55 Florida International 3 29 43 3 75 25.0
60 Miami (Florida) 4 26 44 6 76 19.0
60 Arkansas State 4 27 40 9 76 19.0
60 Arkansas 4 32 39 5 76 19.0
63 Air Force 4 28 40 9 77 19.3
63 Mississippi 4 42 29 6 77 19.3
63 Oklahoma State 3 32 35 10 77 25.7
66 Minnesota 4 29 44 5 78 19.5
66 Auburn 4 32 39 7 78 19.5
66 Florida 4 36 36 6 78 19.5
66 Massachusetts 3 33 36 9 78 26.0
70 Stanford 4 32 39 8 79 19.8
70 Notre Dame 4 51 21 7 79 19.8
70 South Florida 3 29 46 4 79 26.3
73 Vanderbilt 4 32 42 7 81 20.3
73 UCF 4 51 25 5 81 20.3
75 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 25 55 2 82 20.5
75 Northwestern 4 34 46 2 82 20.5
77 Navy 4 30 51 2 83 20.8
77 Nevada 4 57 25 1 83 20.8
79 Boise State 4 56 27 1 84 21.0
80 Tulsa 4 34 47 4 85 21.3
80 Buffalo 4 45 37 3 85 21.3
82 San Diego State 4 38 45 3 86 21.5
82 UTEP 4 44 35 7 86 21.5
82 Purdue 4 48 36 2 86 21.5
85 New Mexico 4 41 39 8 88 22.0
85 Duke 4 43 40 5 88 22.0
85 Kent State 3 54 26 8 88 29.3
88 Northern Illinois 4 36 43 10 89 22.3
88 Oregon State 4 42 36 11 89 22.3
88 Rutgers 4 47 35 7 89 22.3
88 Hawai'i 4 49 32 8 89 22.3
88 Illinois 4 50 36 3 89 22.3
93 Wyoming 4 46 37 7 90 22.5
93 SMU 4 51 34 5 90 22.5
95 Missouri 4 43 44 4 91 22.8
96 Toledo 4 35 52 5 92 23.0
96 Texas State 4 45 37 10 92 23.0
98 Texas 4 35 49 9 93 23.3
98 North Texas 4 44 35 14 93 23.3
100 Marshall 4 43 44 7 94 23.5
101 Iowa State 4 45 44 6 95 23.8
101 Kentucky 4 55 36 4 95 23.8
101 Utah State 4 60 25 10 95 23.8
104 North Carolina 4 64 28 4 96 24.0
105 Washington State 4 37 51 9 97 24.3
105 Cincinnati 4 45 46 6 97 24.3
107 Mississippi State 4 36 59 3 98 24.5
107 Georgia Tech 4 42 54 2 98 24.5
107 West Virginia 4 46 44 8 98 24.5
110 Charlotte 4 31 60 8 99 24.8
110 Memphis 4 41 51 7 99 24.8
110 South Carolina 4 48 47 4 99 24.8
110 Kansas 4 56 32 11 99 24.8
114 California 4 45 46 9 100 25.0
115 Texas A&M 4 49 46 7 102 25.5
116 Florida Atlantic 4 51 44 8 103 25.8
116 Oregon 4 58 42 3 103 25.8
118 Ball State 4 33 66 5 104 26.0
119 UCLA 4 40 48 17 105 26.3
120 Baylor 4 46 52 8 106 26.5
121 Syracuse 4 51 53 4 108 27.0
122 Middle Tennessee 4 55 48 7 110 27.5
123 Pittsburgh 4 23 81 7 111 27.8
123 Tennessee 4 56 48 7 111 27.8
125 Texas Tech 4 52 58 2 112 28.0
126 Maryland 4 48 52 13 113 28.3
126 East Carolina 4 65 38 10 113 28.3
128 Arizona 4 41 57 18 116 29.0